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The World Health Organization states that COVID-19 vaccination for children is less urgent, but doesn’t recommend against it
Claim:
“The WHO says children should not receive COVID-19 vaccines”
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Source: Instagram, Instagram user, 2021-06-22 -
InaccurateCOVID-19 vaccines don’t affect ovaries or fertility in general; the vaccines are highly effective at preventing illness and death
Claim:
“the ovaries get the highest concentration of [lipid nanoparticles from RNA vaccines]. This turns the ovaries into a very large manufacturing plant to turn out toxic spike protein“
Source: TrialSite News, Steve Kirsch, 2021-05-25 -
COVID-19 vaccines can enhance protective immunity in previously infected people
Claim:
“Individuals with previous SARS-CoV-2 infection do not get additional benefits from vaccination”
Source: Medical News, Sanchari Sinha Dutta, 2021-06-08 -
MisleadingCOVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing illness and death; rare infections in vaccinated people can still occur, as seen in the Celebrity Millennium cruise
Claim:
“Passengers on first fully vaccinated [...] cruise ship test positive for COVID-19. Almost like the shot is useless.”
Source: Instagram, Instagram users, 2021-06-11 -
Lacks contextCOVID-19 itself can cause heart inflammation, in addition to other problems like long COVID; benefits of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh their risks
Claim:
More than half of myocarditis cases caused by COVID-19 vaccines occur in those aged between 12 and 34, yet this age group has a COVID-19 recovery rate of 99.99%
Source: Twitter/X, Kelly Victory, 2021-06-11 -
MisleadingYellow Card scheme for adverse events does not suggest any new side effects of COVID-19 vaccines
Claim:
“The MHRA now has more than enough evidence on the Yellow Card system to declare the COVID-19 vaccines unsafe for use in humans.”
Source: America's Frontline Doctors, Tess Lawrie, 2021-06-11 -
InaccurateCDC study finds five percent of teens hospitalized due to COVID-19 require ventilation, vaccinating against COVID-19 can help reduce the risk of severe disease in teens
Claim:
“The kids who were [in hospital for other reasons] were the ones [...] on the ventilators. Not the kids who [were in hospital for COVID-19].”
Source: Facebook, Wendy Bell, 2021-06-07 -
MisleadingNo increased risk of miscarriage from COVID-19 vaccines or other safety concerns for pregnant women or their babies
Claim:
'920 Women Lose Their Unborn Babies After Getting Vaccinated'
Source: Instagram, Shannon Kroner, 2021-06-03 -
InaccurateFauci’s emails don’t support viral claims on masks, hydroxychloroquine and virus engineering
Claim:
Fauci’s emails prove he knew that masks don’t work against the spread of COVID-19, that hydroxychloroquine is effective against COVID-19, and that the virus is likely engineered, and he lied about these things to the public
Source: TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, Social media users, 2021-06-01 -
Inaccurate
Fauci’s emails don’t support viral claims on masks, hydroxychloroquine and virus engineering
Claim:
Fauci’s emails prove he knew that masks don’t work against the spread of COVID-19, that hydroxychloroquine is effective against COVID-19, and that the virus is likely engineered, and he lied about these things to the public
Source: TikTok, Facebook, Twitter/X, Social media users, 2021-06-01
